A Five-Cent Deposit on Beer Bottles

question 78

Multiple Choice

A five-cent deposit on beer bottles

• A)provides a positive incentive because it rewards people for recycling.
• B)provides a negative incentive because it punishes people who do not recycle.
• C)is an irrational policy, because it fails to take into account incentives.
• D)is an irrational policy, because it fails to take into account self-interest.

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